Disclaimer: GW never to be mine. 5 years after EW. Sequel to Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain…
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Relena Dorlain the Woman



Chapter Five



After a weekend of fun with Hilde and Duo it was time for Relena to leave. Her hair was made into a beautiful wig and given to someone who was in need. Relena was given a sample of her own honey blood hair to keep to herself. Hilde and Duo escorted her to the spaceport.



"Don't forget to come back Relena." Hilde yelled from the gate. "I will come back soon." Relena yelled as the automatic conveyer moved her to end of the line.



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Relena was on the shuttle looking at the earth. She looked on once more before shutting the shutter. She closed her eyes for a moment.



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Relena was having a dream. First it was the time when she first saw Heero at the beach, then him tearing the invitation apart. The words he had uttered to her, "I will kill you." There were many visions in which Heero had saved Relena from death many times. There was another vision of Heero in Wing Zero destroying the last part of Libra.



The final vision Relena had was with Heero looking at her intensely. "I promised to protect you Relena. Believe in me. I'm still fighting…for you." Relena woke up to a flight attendant gently shaking her.



"Miss it's time to leave." Relena nodded. She got her carry on and started for the exit. "Why those dreams?" She started to walk on, but she saw a familiar face, it was Sally Po.



"Sally? What are you doing here?" Sally looked at the younger woman. "I'm here to pick you up. Here let me take that for you." Sally took the small suitcase from Relena. "Thank you Sally." Relena and Sally started to walk towards the exit.



Once the two got into Sally's car, Sally had to ask, "How was the colony Relena?" Relena kept looking straight ahead, "I loved it. Like always." Sally smiled at Relena, "I'm glad. You know you are amazing, I think I understand what everyone is talking about." Relena looked confused and looked at the older woman. "I'm not quite sure I follow Sally."



"I mean you are very strong, even though you don't pilot mobile suits or actually fight you are still strong in your own way. I'm glad I have the honour of knowing someone like you." Relena was surprised at her bold statement, "I don't know what to say Sally but thank you." Sally kept looking a head but smiled lightly. Finally Sally decided to say, "You know Relena we should get together sometime and talk about old times, I wouldn't mind listening to your point of view about the war." Relena said, "Sure Sally. That sounds like a great idea."



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The next day Relena was walking down the hallway of the Preventer's HQ. She just entered her office and sat down in her chair. She was about to start on the day's paper work but she couldn't help but turn around and look outside. She didn't know what was bothering her but she didn't feel up to paper work. Relena found herself thinking about the others that worked with her.



She couldn't help but feel nothing but happiness for them all. Relena loved them all dearly with all her heart. There was one person she hadn't said goodbye yet. It was Heero Yuy.



Relena always believed in proper manners, always greeting and saying their farewells. This time she was ready to say her final farewell to Heero Yuy. Relena took her coat which was hanging from a coat stand. "It's finally time to say goodbye."



Relena started to walk out of the Preventer's HQ and started a fast walk. {I have only one place to go to.} She thought to herself.



She was going to the beach where she first saw Heero on that fateful day. Relena understood that he played a big role in her life when she was younger because Relena needed an ideal or a person to fight for.



Relena was fighting so that Heero would not have to anymore. She was warding off the sorrow and pain so no one had to feel it again. Relena didn't realize that she had walked for a very long time; soon she could see the beach.



It no longer had the unwelcoming fence around it, it was now a normal attraction that most people went to. Currently no one was there because it was the middle of the day. Relena walked down the steps and looked at the clear sky, it was slightly chilly but Relena didn't notice.



Relena was on the light coloured sand and looking carefully at everything around the beach and the sea. She didn't even notice a person who had quietly walked up to her.



"Relena?" Trowa looked at her. She looked to her left and was slightly surprised. "Trowa what are you doing here?" Trowa replied, "I saw you leave the building very distraught looking. I thought I had better follow you. Make sure that everything was fine." Relena smiled at him. Typical of Trowa to worry when it was needed.



"Don't worry about it Trowa. I was just thinking about some things." Trowa looked at her, "I understand. I heard you went to the L2 colony on unofficial business. May I ask what you were doing there?" She looked at the sea this time and said, "I was visiting Hilde. I saw Dorothy as well. I had no idea that she was living there. Everyone around me seems so happy."



Trowa's looked at her admiring her inner strengths. "What about you princess?" He turned around so that he was blocking her view of the sea. "Are you happy?" Relena looked down at the sand and said, "I am happy in my own way. But I want more." Relena decided to sit down on the sand, "I want normal things in life. I wish I was just a normal woman, you know with a husband to care about and little babies to love."



Trowa took a seat next to her and looked at the sea. He always knew that the earth was beautiful but he never took time to admire it but now he had the time. "Relena you will get it someday. I know you will." Relena looked at the young man sitting next to her, "Thank you Trowa."



Trowa placed his arm around her shoulder bringing her head to his shoulder. She smiled lightly at him; they continued to look at the sea.




TBC



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Meryl Lee